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He slid his hands into his pockets and rocked forward. “You don’t think about us when you fall asleep? I imagine our vacations. We seem like beach people.”
“I’ve always kind of been a city girl. But no. I don’t.”
He looked like a kicked puppy. Why was honesty, when it came to matters of the heart, so difficult? “I suppose you can keep the flowers.”
“Are you sure?”
“Hmm.” He touched his chin, thoughtful. “Well, I suppose Valentine’s Day isn’t until tomorrow.”
She saw where he was going. “They’re yours if you want them.”
His eyes lit up. “Laurie who manages the cafeteria is really pretty.”
“And starts with anL. There you go,” Leighton said, bypassing the thought of Laurie receiving recycled flowers, and trying to act as Harris’s cheerleader. Maybe they would make Laurie’s entire day.
“Do you think we could maybe not…”
“My lips are sealed,” Leighton told him, turning the lock in front of them. She made eye contact with Mindy just outside the door who did the same.
“I hope you have a great Valentine’s, Leighton, and find the love of your life.”
“I appreciate the vote of confidence, but I’ll be flying solo tomorrow. Best wishes with Laurie.”
“I hope she’s not allergic to roses. I am.”
“Okay, maybe not so close then,” she said, pulling the large box away from his chest.
Once Harris floated away to the cafeteria, Leighton turned to Mindy. “I’m not good at that.”
“You battle toe-to-toe with executives on a daily basis, yet Harris tugs at your sentimental side.”
“They’re entirely different. Updates?”
“Yes.” Mindy picked up her tablet and scrolled. “Bryce upped your project meeting to three. Apparently, they want to move faster on permits in Chelsea, so they want your reports expedited.”
“I’ll try. I visited the coffee-wine bar briefly. Bordeauxnuts. Cute name. But, as you know, I want to spend more time inside to get a true feel for the space and its potential.”
“I let him know.”
“I will say this. The interior looked to have a reusable design, especially if we’re holding to the café on the back wall of the store as originally planned.”
“Bryce will love it. So will your cousin.”
“Courtney’s good at the grand scheme. That’s for sure.” Her first cousin, Courtney Carrington, was the CEO and face of Carrington’s Department Stores. A good egg. As the cousin with adifferentlast name, Leighton preferred to fly under the radar, keep her head down, and do her job. Only half the people who worked alongside her had put together her family connection, and that was just fine with her. She didn’t feel the need to advertise.
“So if you’re not going out with dear Harris, what are your Valentine’s plans?”
“A glass of good wine alone at a bar before I head home and bury myself in work. Sounds ideal, no?”
“Sounds very Leighton. I was just hoping for a new sexy leaf. Time to get you out from behind your desk and into the heart and sheets of someone special.”
“Well, I am dating.”
“Not enough. We need more. My boring married self is not getting enough vicarious action. Please work harder.”
“Well, there’s no one special enough for a Valentine’s outing. Those kinds of dates are special.”
“I’m gonna give you a pass. I love that you’re secretly a romantic.”
